Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-24


ed and in use, and is receiving golden
opinions of approval. ..... Mrs. Allen
Eaton of Russell, Kansas, who has been
in town for the past year or two, to give
her son and daughter the benefit OF BEE
man academy will, with her chiiureh
leave for home on Saturday 49,.
The selectmen have purchased the Cham
pion road machine and are giving consld-
cradle attention to the highways. Under
the present law, there seems growing
disposition to more permanent Improve
ments, such as stone suices and the ike.
Considerable surprise. and LOT niue us
gust, is expressed in regard to the fallure
of the Jury to agree, and to acqult III tne
suit of Douglass VS.. Dr. Hall, recently
tried at Middlebury, for alleged malprac-
tice. The best sentiment here, as well as
wel-informed people in other towns regard
the suit as aki TO an attempt TO placKtnall
DR.. and Mrs. II. f. Preston OF Brandon
are in town for two or three days Visit.
The Goctor reports prosperity and agree
able surroundings in his new location.
......Mr. and Mrs. w. Il. Brooks not long
since of this town, but now of Indian Ter
ritory, are East for brief visit, at least
Mr. Brooks will soon return. He and his
brother are growing up with the coun-
try" as prosperous merchants.
Montpelier.
Frank H. Atherton and George Serb
ner recently placed large number OF
land locked salmon in Berlin pond ana Ill
other waters in this locality. 80. Harry
Goodlow, barber of Barre, was arrested
last week because he would not pay II
debt he owed f. II. Meader. The jail was
but a few yards distant when he took the
poor debtors oath and was released from
custody go. Frank Butterfly was brought
before Justice Senter last Thursday
on the charge of selling liquor,
ba fui oil n q a
ry to rebuttal of the evidence in the case,
and was found guilty of two second Of
fences and fined $40 and costs and a
month in the House of Correction. When
ready to take HIM to his new boardlng"
place he could not be found, aud has not
been seen or heard of since. The laXlty OF
the officers is being severely criticised.
.... Forbes of the Boston JOurndJ is in
town. Earnst Lowe has accepted Il
position in a house manufacture
ing electric lights in New York. .,....
Mrs Harry Deming and her daughter
Bertha have joined Mr.. Deming in Boston.
. Joseph Shilcock fell from Ladder,
eight feet to the floor while painting in
the office of the Pavilion. One ankle was
badly sprained. Prof" w. ID. Rounse
vile of Littleton, n. H., is in town. 49,.
Baruum's circus will be here July 3Oth
Betsy Sibley celebrated her soth birth
/
| ling, i....A. n. Duval of Burlington Is
in town After short sickness A. a
Mead died last Sunday. One more death
and Bascom could be postmaster. E.
John Senter, Charles Bennett and Ton
Wood are at Camp Watson. IA new
! soap factory has been started in Berlin
Judging by the looks and behavior of tn,
proprietor, he is going to manufacture
soft-soap. .. Prof. James De Boer Of tn
high school is sick .... Frank Carver wa
badly injured by piece of granite whlcl
flew ana struck him on the arm last Sat
urday Mrs. George =. Arthur, wit
of the cashier Of the Bradford bank, wa
in town last week.
Bristol
Sixteen cents was paid for butter Satur
day. Attendance fair, offerings liberal
A large audience attended the concert i
Iolley hail, Saturday evening. 1t wa
one Of the best ever given in this place
/ $40 was realized, which goes into tn
. piano fund. ...... William Wilson of Ne,
/ Haven has accepted a position in Kent
drug store . Patrick O'Neill returne
from Portland, Me, last week. ... Jane
Ridley is in Portland, Me-, receiving meG
ical treatment 1T +. Barrett of Stark,
boro raised 25O0 bushels of potatoes las
year. He sold 1900 bushels to John Rid
ley of this place. The Schubert Qua
tette club is booked for Holley hall tn
|
=. b. Strong's text at the Baptist churc
Sunday evening. IL was an interestin
and forcible argument for Christianity
= ... The Citizens band went to Ne'
Haven, Wednesday evening ani gave Il
, open air concert in connection wit
the band of that place.."..A. .
, Crane has been ,dSp granted pei
=, Trade has been good in this place SO ia
this year, showing a considerable gai
over the same period IN 1886. .... .Th
4 spring term of the graded school close
Friday next. The term has been SUI
+ cessful one. ...... The members of the Cit
+ base ball this Thursday afternoon.
Rev. w. O. Tower preached an interestin
sermon Sunday morning in the Methodi.
church. The congregations in this churc
:, have been unusually large of late.
e Bicycles are becoming fashionable in tn
+ place ...... The tent meetings are still PR
5 crossing. Some of the residents of Map
e street are becoming a public nuisance
!, Free for-all fights are of almost dali
u occurrence in that locality Asa Stea,
a man, an old resident, died Friday nornin
: and was buried Sunday.
}. Middlebury.
s The students who are to contest for til
: Parkerian and Morrill, prizes at con
Z mencement are placticng daily under I'll
u instruction of Prof. Brainerd Kellogg
Il the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
q. Noonan, overseer in the shaving roo
e of one of the pulp mills, met with a seriou
y and perhaps fatal accident one day La
!. week. He cut a bad cash in his knee wit
/ bark shave. Since then blood posonin
). has developed and fears are now ente
y tanned that he will not recover The al
!. nual examinations at the college are no
( taking place, with the exception of thos
Il of the senior class, which were conclude
o last week. They will all be over Saturda
) morning =. There was good attendant
on market day, prices for butter rulin
u about the same as for the two or thrt
;, previous weeks. The quantity brought
v was quite large.
"a MOrrisville.
It Childrens' day was observed on Sunda
IS by the Universalist people. Rev Mr.. Heal
< the pastor, occupied the desk in the NOR
y ing. In the evening the childrens' de
e concert was held and very largely a
II tended. The churchs interior was vel
l. handsomely decorated with potted al
1t cut-lowers. A large number of childrt
n were baptised in the evening. ..... Mi
a A. Bell Hall continues her classes in voc
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